My favorite number is 8, and here's why:
I was born in 1988. If you add 1+9+8+8, you get 26.
If you add 2+6, you get 8.
I was born on the 27th of some month in 1988.
If you add 2+7+1+9+8+8, you get 35.
If you add 3+5, you get 8.
Now, the month I was born on was September.
So, if you add 9+2+7+1+9+8+8, you get 44.
If you add 4+4, you get 8.
Coincidence??